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No. 64,984. Patented May 21, 1867.

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LUMAN A. AND GEORGE J. JONES, OF BARR'INGTON, NEW YORK. Laim man No.64.984. daad May 21, i867.

IMPRQVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known'that we, LUMAN A. and Geenen J. JONES, of' Barringtonrin theconnty of Yates, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement'in Mowing and Seed-Gathering Machines; and we do herebydeclare that the following is n. full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the sume, reference being had to theannexeddrawings,'making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1is a. view of the right side.

Figure 2 a. rear elevati'on with the seed-receptacle removed.

.lhc letters of-referencc referto the same parts in each figure..

The nature of our invention consist-s in making a seedgatheringmechanism and applying Ait to any kind -of mower that is or may be used.Our inventionis used for the purpose of cutting oit` and gathering theheads of grass and bolls of plants, and at the. same time mowing thegrass for fodder in the usual manner, thereby saving the seed withoutmaterial injury tothe grass when required for fodder.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill proceed to describe its mode of construction and operation. v, Y Ais the mower to which our improvement is applied. This kind of mower maybe used, olany other, without changing or altering'anyof thepartslexcept for the purpose of fastening our improvement toit. Bis theupper `finger-bar, it provided, with guards and cutters vof any ordinaryconstruction, but cutters with a sickle edge are preferable. This bar ismade with a framework behind it that will hold the receptacle for thebolls or seed; it is supported hy the pieces C and D, and has thempivoted to it in such manner that the cutter-'bar and fingerbar may berais/ed or lowered to suit the height of grass' to ble mowed, also beadjusted backward' or forward so as-to cut o' the lseed at the propertime before the grass is cut olf at the surface of the ground. C and Dare the supports that hold the cutter-bar and lfinger-bar above. thelower nger-bar; they may be made any'shape or curve desired; they aresecurely fastened to the lower finger-bar or'its appendages, so thattheir motion will be the same as the finger-bar; they are pivoted to theframework that supports vthe upper finger-bar B. E is. a

lever attached to the side of the fra-me that supports the uppercutter-bar and seed-receptacle, or it may be made by extending one oftheside pieces oi" the frame forward of the wheel, as shown in fig. 1. F isasustainer for the forward end of the lever E; it may be providedwthnotches, catches, or any other device that will h'old the end of thelover, so` that by raising'or lowering the lever the upper finger-bar Bbe adjusted to the length oftb'he grass. G is one ofthe supports for thereel it is attached to the lever E with a. movable joint for the purposeof allowing the upper end to be moved backward or forward so as to keepthe band that drives the reel tight when the end of tlie lever E israised or lowered. H is the support for the outer end' of the reel; itmay bc made in shape as represented in iig. 1, orany other, and fastenedto the upper finger-bar or the frame that sustains it. I'is a standardfastened to the support D; its use is to guide the rail-post G, and forthis purpose it has a long mortise parallel with its edge for appin orbolt that projects from the reel-post to 'move up or down freely, sothat the lever E'Amay bc raised or lowered, and the driving-belt of thereel will be equally tight in all positions of the lever. J is the reel,made and driven in the ordinary manner; it maybe necessary to put morearms and bars, or it may be provided with a kind of brush on the bars,and it must be so adjusted that -it will conduct the heads of grass tothe cutters and move the cut-off heads backward into the receptacle.;the rcel is drivcnby a-belt from the pulley on the axle of the mower, asshown 'in fig..1. K is an additional connection; it is pivotcd to theconnection that dri-ves the lower cutter-bar, as shown in fig. 2; itsuse is to actuate the lever L. L is a lever that :ictuates the uppercutter-bar; it is provided with a connection from its upper end to thecutter-bar, as shown in iig. 2; it may be provided with a series-ofpivot holes for the purpose of changing tho motion of the cutter-bar.This lever is supported by a fulcrum that is fastened tothe supportD, asrepresented. in the sameiigurc. -M is a receptacle' for the bolls orseed; it is thes'aine length as the'upper finger-bar, andiA in shapeas'reprcsented in lig. 1; its size e may be varied to suit anyrequirement; it is supported by a framework made in connection with theupper finger-bar ;'its use is to receive the bolls or seed, and when itis filled it may be taken out and emptied and be replaced to be lledagain. v

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,.is-

The arrangement of the several parts B, 0,*D, E, G, J, K, L, land thepurpose herein specified.

- LUMAN A. JONES,

. GEORGE. J. JONES.

Witnesses:

Joux L. Lewis, CHARLES Ktrcnrn.

M, when made and applied 'as and forv

